Prospect Profile: Karim Toney

Damon Dukakis

09/19/2001

2001 Prospect ProfileDiablo Valley College Vikings

Karim
Toney

Wide Receiver

5-10, 170 lbs

Freemont High School
Oakland, California

Coming out of high school, Karim Toney wasn't heavily recruited, but he did
attract the attention of several universities. He decided to sign with
Prairie View A & M University in Texas. However, after a redshirt
season, Karim left Prairie View and decided to return home to the Bay
Area. Of the colleges in the East Bay, Toney decided to enroll at Diablo
Valley College in Pleasant Hill.

As a freshman in 2000, Toney played in the shadow of sophomore receiver
Andrew Wachter and tight end Ethan Allen (both now at San Jose State).
However, Toney still managed to rack up 28 receptions and 9 touchdowns.
With the others having moved on, Toney is now the go to guy at DVC.
Through two games, he has 12 receptions for 223 yards and two touchdowns.
With the emergence of freshman quarterback Kenneth Edwards at DVC, the Vikings'
passing game should only get better as the season goes on.

According to head coach Ralph DePew, Toney has a great vertical jump, great
hands, and runs smooth routes. Indeed, when I watch Karim against Contra
Costa, he looked very comfortable and natural on the field. He is a bit
thin and light, but his speed and quickness seemed to make up for that.

Karim Toney will certainly emerge as one of the top receivers in the
Mid-Empire Conference this season and will remain among the reception leaders in
Northern California. He is a threat as a possession receiver, but he can
also stretch the defense with his ability to get deep quickly.

At
6-2, 205-pounds, watch for freshman receiver Marcus Maxwell (Pinole Valley H.S.)
to be a great compliment to Toney as the Vikings' larger, physical
receiver. More to come in Maxwell down the road.